French trio Polarskies combine alternative metal, dark pop and cinematic synths in an intriguingly contrasting sound that they describe as "heavy, emotional and atmospheric."
Introducing: Polarskies
Introducing: SIGILS
Macclesfield band SIGILS offers up a fusion of post-rock and post-metal to create a deliciously intense sound of emotional melodies and sonic vastness that they describe as "immersive, dynamic and cathartic."
Introducing: Vicar Blood
With a name like Vicar Blood, you'd rightly expect a band to be obscenely heavy and confrontational. And the Ohio quintet doesn't disappoint, serving up a vicious death metal sound laden with chugging guitars, driving drums and violent vocals.
September New Music Round-Up: Acid Age, Baby and the Beats, Bury The Liar, Carences, Djyn, Friendship Commanders and SUMMIT XERO
We've been unearthing new rock and metal bands from around the world via music discovery platform Groover for around a year now. But, if and when bands don't respond to our interview requests, we wrap them into a new music round-up to introduce these new artists to you.
Introducing: Vipera
Arizona band Vipera aim to thrill and give your neck the ultimate workout with a bouncy crossover thrash metal sound that they describe as " fast, heavy, and angry."
Introducing: bNNNy
British band bNNNy offer up an intriguingly chaotic post-hardcore sound that blends elements of jazz, punk and soul and they describe to us as "impossible to perform."
Introducing: Archaós
Irish band Archaós fuses a full-on metal assault with catchy hooks in an intoxicating groove meets melodic metal sound that they describe as "energetic, aggressive and pretty."
New Band of the Week: Surya
Leeds band Surya deliver a thrilling metal meets deathcore experience that fuses crushing riffs, vicious vocals and thundering rhythms with melodic soundscapes in a sound they describe as "brutal, groovy and ambient."
New Band of the Week: tealdeer
Midlands band tealdeer have crafted an intoxicating, menacing and unpredictable metal sound that they describe with the intriguing tagline "ominous deer anthems."
Introducing: True Devil
Detroit hard rockers True Devil offer up a hellraising sound that combines visceral vocals, dueling guitar slayers and fierce rhythms.
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